First Steps

Virginia,

You did it! You took your first couple of steps this week. They were precious. Daddy put a medicine spoon in his mouth (that you were really interested in for some reason) and held both arms out to you and you teetered across our kitchen floor. One of those sights that I pray will forever be etched in my memory. Those chunky little legs, you in nothing but a diaper stopping to clap for yourself every once in a while and Bibby giving Dad a high-five after your big accomplishment. {Oh man, I just looked up and you had to top off of the jar of Vasoline and were playing in it.} I have a feeling our days are going to change soon but I can't wait. It is so much fun to watch how you and Bibby have really been playing lately. You laugh harder at her than anything else. I pray that you always take these little steps in the right direction and that I can always be there to guide you.

Aunt Birdie went to a wedding with a candy bar and this is what you two got!!!! Way to go Birdie.

Fancy Nancy

Bibby,

We went to a Fancy Nancy birthday party. It was at Memi's and everyone dressed like Fancy Nancy and painted pottery. You were beside yourself with excitement. I let you completely dress yourself.........priceless

10 months

Virginia,

You are ten months old now. Once again, and I know, I say this all the time but I can't believe it. You have changed so much this month. Just some of the months accomplishments: two top teeth have cut through, you are standing without holding on to anything, you can do the sign for please (which is precious because you are supposed to rub your chest but you do your tummy), you can point to a light, you do funny face and clap for yourself, you can love a baby doll when we ask you to, you crawl up stairs and you even had your very first deliberate temper tantrum. You continue to be such a joy and an incredibly sweet and happy baby.

Sleeping Beauty and Snow White

Girls,

We had a ball this Halloween. Bibby, you of course wanted to be a princess so I told you to choose from the enormous pile of dress up clothes in the playroom and you picked Sleeping Beauty. You then decided that Virginia needed to be a princess as well. She looks the most like Snow White and Shimy found her a Snow White costume so you decided that would do. We had a ball at Trunk-or-Treat at church. They had an inflatable slide and Bibby, you brought your sleeping beauty doll with you and would throw her down first then you would fly down it. The material your costume is made of is that unbelievably slick polyester so you really flew. The worst part of the night was the costume contest. You all got on stage (I didn't really think you had a clue what was going on) and when they announced the last prize, "Most Beautiful" and it went to one of your best buds, Lydia, these enormous tears started welling up and you ran off the stage. Dad had to take you out in the hall and talk to you about being a good sport. I did think that you shouldn't have acted that way but when you started saying, "Why am I not beautiful?" "Sleeping Beauty is beautiful, isn't she Mom?" It just broke my heart. Snow White just sat on stage and chewed on an upopened pack of mini M&M's and smiled. Your legs were priceless under that yellow tulle skirt. Trick-or-treating was a blast. We went to all the family then stopped at Brucie and Gigi's where a hay ride was coming around the neighborhood. I thought we might just wave as they went by but Bibby you took off running saying, "Wait for me!" You and I jumped on and had a blast. We stopped with the other 20 or so kids that were on the ride and hit every house in the neighborhood. Your dad and I had a great time watching you. It was a really fun night. You ate so much candy and started playing like you were Tinkerbell and ran about 500 laps through Brucie's house yelling, "I can fly, I can fly, I can fly!" Cousin Caroline even stopped by and got in the post-candy-eating craziness. She was the Cat-in-the-Hat since that was what Uncle Dan was dressed like the night that he and MoMo met.